The DC Lineup for this weekend: sports, cultural showcases and star citizens

The District moves into June celebrating its sports teams, cultural treasures, and distinguished community members and organizations. Whether dining at Nationals Park while the team is out of town or honoring DC residents who have advanced LGBTQ causes, tasting local Peruvian cuisine or enjoying the area’s bluegrass scene, there are a variety of ways to connect with the city this weekend, May 31 to June 2.

The weather forecast predicts mostly sunny conditions on Friday, clouds on Saturday and scattered thunderstorms on Sunday. Temperatures will range from 58 to 87 degrees throughout the weekend.

1. Sports: While the Nationals are out of town, playing the Cincinnati Reds, their stadium is open on Sunday for Brunch on the Baselines. From noon to 4 p.m., attendees can enjoy food and drink on the field along with photo ops in the dugout at Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. Budweiser is sponsoring the event and will give ticket holders limited-edition branded sunglasses. Tickets for “all you care to eat and drink,” as noted on the event’s website, cost $75 for those 21 and over, $35 for 7- to-20-year-olds, and $20 for kids 6 and younger. (As one would expect, alcohol will be served only to those 21 and over.) Parking is available for $20 per car in Lot C adjacent to the ballpark. To protect the field, no heels or cleats are allowed at the event, and strollers are prohibited on the field level. In the case of poor field conditions or adverse forecast, tables will be set up in the main concourse.

2. Community: A number of individuals in the District are being recognized at the Capital Pride Honors, a reception before the Countdown! Pride Celebration Kick-Off Party. Honorees include Kimberley Bush, director of arts and cultural programs at The DC Center for the LGBT Community; Ben de Guzman, acting director of the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs; and Xemiyulu Manibusan Tapepechul, a playwright, spoken word artist and published author. The event is on Friday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery, 8th and G streets NW. Tickets start at $60 and include culinary tasting stations, cocktails and admission to the Countdown! Pride Celebration Kick-Off Party, which starts at 8:30 p.m. at the same location.

3. Art: The Monument Quilt is an homage to survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence through a collection of over 3,000 stories that have been written, painted and stitched onto red fabric. The project has been in development for six years, during which it has been displayed 49 times in 33 cities across the U.S. and Mexico. This weekend’s event on the National Mall is the only time that the quilt will be seen in its entirety. The display opens on Friday at 4 p.m., followed by a conversation on rape culture led by youth activists at 6:15 p.m. as well as other performances and activities until 9 p.m. Events continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., then again on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This initiative is produced by the Baltimore-based organization FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture.

4. Neighborhoods: The Glover Park Citizens Association hosts its 30th annual Glover Park Day on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. Co-sponsored by the DC Department of Parks and Recreation and Friends of Guy Mason, the outdoor festival features live music throughout the day as well as food vendors, local businesses, children’s activities, and information from community service groups. An arts and crafts fair will offer Guy Mason Studio Arts stoneware pottery, as well as items ranging from jewelry to DC-themed watercolors created by more than a dozen other participants. … The 19th annual Brookland House and Garden Tour takes place on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Eight sites about three blocks from one another will be showcased, including mid-century modern homes and a round house built in 1901. Photography is permitted throughout the tour. Tickets can be purchased for $25 on Sunday or $20 before then. They are available online or in person at Petals, Ribbons & Beyond, 3906 12th St. NE, in advance or on the day of the tour until 3 p.m. Proceeds help maintain Brookland’s green spaces. The Greater Brookland Garden Club hosts the tour along with a reception afterward.

5. Museums: Visit five museums for free during the 36th annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk this weekend: Anderson House, Dumbarton House, the National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection and the President Woodrow Wilson House are participating. The walk is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. (The only exception is that The Phillips Collection — which is also hosting Jazz ’n’ Families Fun Days this weekend — won’t open on Sunday until noon.) The Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium hosts the event.

6. Music: For the first time in 20 years, the National Symphony Orchestra is playing a free community show on Friday from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in the Great Upper Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. Music director Gianandrea Noseda will lead the performance of music by Wagner, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Respighi and Holst. No tickets are required. The symphony describes its community concert series as part of a commitment to bringing classical music to everyone in the District. Similar offerings include NSO In Your Neighborhood, which presented free concerts in Columbia Heights, U Street and Shaw at the start of the year.

7. Sports: Head to a free pre-game block party before the Washington Mystics take on the Atlanta Dream at 7 p.m. Saturday for their inaugural game at the Entertainment and Sports Arena, 1100 Oak Drive SE. The block party is from 2 to 6:30 p.m. with live music, food, local art, youth basketball clinics and other children’s activities. Former players Monique Currie and Chamique Holdsclaw will be on hand to sign autographs. Tickets for the game start at $9. The party is presented by the Mystics, Events DC, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and Mayor Muriel Bowser.

8. Music & Drink: The fifth annual Bourbon and Bluegrass event is this Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at President Lincoln’s Cottage, 140 Rock Creek Church Road NW. Bluegrass music will be performed by local acts The Fly Birds, Moose Jaw, By & By, Hollertown, Rock Creek Revival and Reed Appleseed. Local breweries such as 3 Star Brewery and Port City Brewery will offer samples of beer, and Knob Creek will serve bourbon cocktails. Tickets cost $65 for those 21 and over (with two drink tickets for alcoholic beverages), or $35 for those 7 to 20 or for non‐drinkers. Children ages 6 and younger enter for free. VIP tickets are $100 for those 21 and over, or $65 for those 7 to 20 and nondrinkers. The VIP option comes with benefits like unlimited access to a snack bar, free on-site parking and access to a special lounge in the Governor’s Mansion with a chance to see Lincoln’s goblet on display. Proceeds go toward preserving Lincoln’s Cottage.

9. Remembrance: There are multiple performances this weekend as part of “Stonewall 50” events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of riots in New York City in June 1969 that occurred when patrons of a gay bar protested sustained harassment by police. The Rainbow Theatre Project presents an evening of brand-new short plays at the DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. Tickets cost $18 for shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. … The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington presents the premiere of the one-act musical Quiet No More — plus renditions of Broadway and pop favorites — in a concert performance at The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Tickets start at $25. On Saturday, doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Then on Sunday, doors open at 2 p.m. and the show starts at 3 p.m.

10. Food & Drink: The seventh annual Taste of Peru – Washington DC is on Sunday, featuring selections from Peruvian restaurants across the Washington area such as Barra Brava, Pio Pio Restaurant and Inca Social Restaurant. The event is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. Tickets cost $15 and include access to live entertainment and live cooking demonstrations, with food and products sold separately. Children under 10 are admitted for free.